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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1929
Page
4
A reflection blends a biblical verse from Timothy with Sir Walter Scott on quarrels. It notes avoiding foolish questions and acknowledges fault in love disputes with emphasis on humility and harmony.
The piece notes a shift from steak and mince pie to salads and frilled sandwiches as the common noon meal. It recalls how New York City sees huge sandwich consumption and warns of dangerous driving on wet icy roads, urging caution and responsibility.
Surveys by the Bureau of Home Economics and the Brookline Board of Health report that many college freshmen overeat and binge on pies and sweets due to lack of parental restraint. They note excessive eating among a million new women students and urge moderation for health.
The season brings rain and snow making highways hazardous. Motorists face dangers of fast and careless driving despite new car brakes. The piece urges drivers to heed road conditions and exercise caution.
The article notes signs that stock speculations and looser money will spur more construction to meet national needs. It cites a nationwide drop in residential building due to scarce funds, but anticipates a quicker recovery with winter activity returning to normal and nonseasonal work.
Ohio dairy focuses on fluid milk for local demand as 60 percent of output is marketed in liquid form. Last year’s production lagged five or six years, with shipments extending to nearby states. Fewer cows but more heifers signal future growth and improved breeding expectations.
A New Deal era view notes Christmas spending will reach at least one billion dollars with half of it representing purchases that would have happened later. The column argues giving thoughtful presents boosts happiness and that retail interest grows as Christmas becomes a season of gifts, decor, and celebration.
New York reports pickpocketing has faded from city life as crowds and congestion lure fewer thieves. In its place a winter fad emerges with Sealtiel a club Richman entertainer who lifts trinkets from guests for laughs. Theater lobbies feature tricks and mind reading acts to entertain long queues.
A columnist notes the unpredictability of taxi drivers in New York, observing that the occupation attracts people from diverse backgrounds including future opera stars, ministers seeking data, and disowned heirs. The piece reflects on how taxi work serves as a flexible, accessible job for many.
A Virginia native named Robert Hazard moved to Greenwich Village pursuing writing but failed to sell his work. He repurposed his taxi driving experiences into essays and stories and still drives a cab while awaiting new assignments.
A Soviet court sentences ten Kulaks to death in a move described as an example to discourage peasant resistance. The terse decree frames the action as a warning to other wealthier peasants resisting state policy.
The article notes a vast power generating machine under construction in Schenectady aimed at Russia, not GM or Ford. It discusses Russian labor resistance to high speed work and peasant resistance to tractors, yet emphasizes the public obedience to government policy and Soviet resolve reminiscent of Peter the Great’s methods, including harsh labor discipline.
President Hoover asserts confidence in the United States economic outlook and the nation's capacity for hard work and intelligent cooperation. He stresses that national resolve and collaboration provide ample guarantee for the future.
Dr Frank McCoy offers winter health advice emphasizing avoiding overeating during cold months and increasing vegetables fruits and salads. He notes overheating homes harm lungs and promotes outdoor activity. Q and A cover skin fasting figs mucous colitis and hat wear impact on hair and scalp circulation.
The speaker argues prosperity stems from hard work rather than mere possession, asserting that the level of produced goods reflects the effort invested.
The text argues that workers should see their pay tied to others' output and urges leaders to focus on reducing prices and increasing value rather than expanding share issuance to speculators. It promotes practical productivity over financial speculation.
A tidal wave in Newfoundland after a recent Atlantic coast earthquake drowned 32 people. If Earth were perfectly round with no oceans, water would be one mile deep everywhere.
The marvel of water on our planet is its balance as Earth orbits the sun at about eighteen and a half miles per second. A one second disruption could throw oceans from their beds, sending waters eastward to sweep away people, buildings, forests, and soil.
In Helena Judge Davenport directs the sheriff to destroy an electric chair kept in his office to coerce confessions. A young African American man was shocked in the chair and confessed to killing his stepson to gain release, receiving a life sentence.
The passage argues that civilization would not resist restoring torture except for 20 percent of the intelligent population. It recalls the French Revolution banning torture of witnesses and the public backlash over convicting criminals without torturing witnesses. It notes witnesses accused without crime were tortured to testify against their master.
Q and A style piece notes Storm King Highway begins south of Cornwall NY and ends about two miles inland behind West Point Academy Grounds where it connects with Highland Falls Central Valley Highway. Other entries cover diverse trivia on biology milk pasteurization divorce data dice and Ramsay MacDonald.
A U S Bureau of Labor Statistics survey shows American labor unions finance death and illness benefits, pensions, and homes for aged members, while expanding into recreation, health services, and diverse enterprises. It notes eight home loan groups, union built housing in New York, and efforts to shift unemployment costs onto industry.
In a Gainesville area factory growth is noted and the Florida Agricultural Extension Station details their work. The page answers questions on Kyrie Eleison meaning and on puncheon versus slab, plus notes on Daniel Webster’s son in the Mexican War, Hygela as goddess of health, and that about 40 percent of Denmark’s land is arable with 80 percent productive soil.
A brief daily vocabulary note introducing usage tips pronunciation and spelling. Includes guidance on distinctive versus distinguished mispronunciations and a word of the day immutability defined as the quality of being unchangeable with example of God s laws.
Two recent showings of Tango land by Athens High School did not eliminate last year’s debt. The Athletic Association plans to cover the remaining balance. Twenty years ago a sunrise Thanksgiving service is set by the Christian Association of the O U for tomorrow at 6 AM in the Y W C A.
Mrs. L. G. Worstell hosted the Pallas Club gathering Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. M. E. Twiss on East Union Street. The event brought members together for their club activities and socializing.
Dr. Blaine Johnson traveled from Logan Saturday evening to the home of his wife’s parents Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Moody on Race Street, where the family joined at the residence with his wife and children.
Ohio University President Ellis will attend the Western Ohio Superintendent Round Table at Phillips House in Dayton on Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. George McHenry departed for New Holland to spend Thanksgiving with her parents. Mr. McHenry, in Cincinnati on business, will travel to New Holland afterward. Prof. H. R. Wilson left at noon for Hamden to spend Thanksgiving vacation with his mother and family.
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